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Sunday, December 28, 2014

Ferry catches fire between Greece and Italy with hundreds on board

Coastguard says 150 rescued from Norman Atlantic after fire broke out, while two ships collided in thick fog elsewhere in AdriaticRescue services were facing a double emergency in the Adriatic after a ferry plying between Greece and Italy caught fire with at least 466 people on board and two merchant vessels collided off the north-eastern Italian port of Ravenna.According to conflicting reports, up to four people were missing following the collision and several were injured. The two ships – one Turkish and the other flying the flag of Belize – collided in thick fog. Continue reading...


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